US national security
Subtitle: policymakers, processes, and politics
By: Sam C. Sarkesian, John Allen Williams, and Stephen J. Cimbala
Contributors: Williams, John Allen, 1945-; Cimbala, Stephen J.
Edition: 5th ed.
Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 348
ISBN-13: 9781588268563
Subjects: Decision making; National security; Military policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: National interests and national security; title: The national security context; title: Who's who in the international system; title: The conflict spectrum; title: National security, nuclear weapons, and arms control; title: The US political system; title: The national security establishment; title: The President and the presidency; title: The policy triad and the National Security Council; title: The military establishment; title: The intelligence establishment; title: The national security policy process; title: The policy process; title: The President and Congress; title: Empowering the people; title: Civil-military relations; title: Looking toward the future; title: Long-range issues of national security; title: Making the system work; title: For further reading.